Tag: Christmas poem

  • I came, I saw, I conquered..

    I came, I saw, I conquered..

    Alan’s post today about the deeper meaning of the Christmas Carol “O come, O come Emmanuel” which you can read here Considering Carols at Christmas reminded me of this poem I wrote some years ago. Veni Vidi Vici I came, Down from heaven, Expected yet unexpected, Into humanity, Into your lives, A little helpless babe,…

  • Veni Vidi Vici

    Veni Vidi Vici

    I came, Down from heaven, Expected yet unexpected, Into humanity, Into your lives, A little helpless babe, I came to all. I saw, The eyes of hope, The eyes of hurt, The eyes of wonder, At miracles done, I saw your hearts, I saw you all. I conquered, In obedience, Into pain, unto death, In…

  • Come and See…

    Come and See…

    The infant lying in His mother’s arms,The Shepherds bowing at His feet,Strange visitors from another place,bringing precious gifts and treasures.Come and see,The son answering a mother’s request,Water into wine,The multiplied bread and fish,To feed the hungry,The opening of eyes blind from birth,To see Mercy’s face.Come and see,The man leaping, dancing, praising,Rescued from a bed of…

  • Come and See…

    Come and See…

    The infant lying in His mother’s arms,The Shepherds bowing at His feet,Strange visitors from another place,bringing precious gifts and treasures.Come and see,The son answering a mother’s request,Water into wine,The multiplied bread and fish,To feed the hungry,The opening of eyes blind from birth,To see Mercy’s face.Come and see,The man leaping, dancing, praising,Rescued from a bed of…